I love the Fediverse. I love Peertube. Our strength is we're decentralized. Our weakness is we're decentralized. How do we find like instances and things WITHOUT an algorithm?

Well I run tubefree.org. I know Makertube.net is a good instance. I follow that instance. However, I trust the admins there, why not follow who they follow? Thus we have a chain of trust.

How do I do this easily though? I came up with a script: https://git.btfree.org/BTFree/PTIndex

Want to USE the index on YOUR Peertube so you follow everyone I follow, and follow those I trust and who they follow? Go to your Peertube - Settings - General - Federation - Check "Automatically follow platforms of a public index" - Index URL: https://ptindex.btfree.org .

Want to be involved in the chain of trust? Message me! I'm here @ozoned@piefed.social , @ozoned:matrix.org , ozoned.01 on Signal, @ozoned@btfree.social on Fedi, ozoned@btfree.org via email.

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

Pretty nice, but since my instance follows everything from instances.joinpeertube.org automatically, I can't recommend that anyone "trust" my instance.

PeerTube's biggest weakness is not decentralization, but fragmentation imho.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    What's your instance?

    I used to follow the main one, but learn quickly that if I wanted a public instance, that'd get me into a lot of trouble. There's a LOT of awful out there.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    PeerTube.wtf. I haven't come across things that were awful. Only some porn. I have blocked 11 instances in the last year.

    Blocklist:

    • sizetube.com 6/14/2025, 12:36:51 PM
    • video01.imghost.club 4/8/2025, 12:06:47 PM
    • video02.imghost.club 4/8/2025, 12:06:47 PM
    • video04.imghost.club 4/8/2025, 12:06:47 PM
    • video03.imghost.club 4/8/2025, 12:06:47 PM
    • video06.imghost.club 4/8/2025, 6:37:10 AM
    • st.fdel.moe 4/4/2025, 11:01:13 PM
    • video05.imghost.club 4/3/2025, 10:19:03 PM
    • pony.tube 3/3/2025, 9:56:50 PM
    • tube.kla.tv 2/6/2025, 11:05:59 PM
    • 810video.com 1/30/2025, 8:06:49 AM
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